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Project Engineer

Ingevity

Wickliffe, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Wickliffe, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Project Engineer develops and executes projects to improve and optimize existing processes and to support new processes and products. The role works across groups to meet safety, health, environmental, corporate engineering, and plant compliance requirements. It manages project scope, budgets, schedules, and field installation, while supporting process safety, environmental compliance, reliability, and production troubleshooting at the Wickliffe plant.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Process EngineeringProject EngineeringLean ManufacturingBatch ProcessingContinuous ProcessingInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingTroubleshootingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationProject ManagementSafety, Health and Environmental Regulations

Qualifications

5+ Years ExperienceBachelor's in Engineering

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Experience Required

5 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Job Family Group:

Engineering

Are you ready to do something remarkable? Ready to collaborate with an incredible team to solve problems that improve people's lives? Meet Ingevity.

At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. Our products enable oil to flow better, crops to grow fuller, roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner.

Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily. We understand there is no challenge too big and no contribution too small. We seek out new ideas for tackling complex problems and celebrate achieving the improbable. We value each person's unique talents and synergize them to create meaningful impact and sustainable solutions for our customers and our world.

Bold. Energetic. Ingenious. Genuine. If these qualities describe you, we'd love for you to join Ingevity!

The Project Engineer is responsible for developing and executing projects directed toward improving and optimizing existing processes, as well as new processes and products. This includes working with multiple groups to ensure projects are executed to meet SHE, corporate engineering and Wickliffe Plant compliance.

How you will impact Ingevity:

Scope, estimate and provide economic analysis for capital and non-capital projects

Manage capital and non-capital projects to ensure budgets and schedules are properly met

Manage field installation of capital projects, including management of contractors

Collaborate with Operations group to identify process improvements and capital projects in support of the plant productivity, safety, environmental, maintenance, quality, and cost reduction objectives

Support, coordinate, and lead efforts related to process safety (Hazop, PHA, PSSR, and MOC) and environmental compliance

Support Operations group to help improve reliability, utilization, yield, and efficiency of existing processes

Assist Operations group with troubleshooting production problems related to processes, equipment, quality, and systems

Be active and engaged in the safety programs of the site to build and maintain a strong safety culture to achieve zero personal and process safety incidents

What you need to succeed:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred)

Preferred minimum of 5 years' experience in a process, project engineering and/or production capacity

Proven experience in process and project engineering. Lean manufacturing, batch and continuous processing experience is highly desirable

Excellent interpersonal relationship skills, problem solving/troubleshooting skills, and written/verbal communication skills required

Ability to handle multiple simultaneous projects

Understanding of safety, health and environmental (SHE) regulations

Ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization

The position is in a plant environment and travel is minimal (less than 10%)

This role is eligible for relocation.

This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. The successful candidate must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship to work in the US.

Ingevity is a company made up of extraordinary people of every r ace, r eligion and background, all worthy of the same dignity. Our differences are one of our great strengths. Join us in building a culture of increasing diversity and respect - a culture where everyone belongs.

Ingevity is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

Recruiting Agencies: Ingevity does not accept unsolicited resumes and therefore, will not be responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.

Ingevity is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, r eligion, s ex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation, s exual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R0002564

How this job compares

Set against the 5,170 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • Kentucky median$7/hr23 hourly ranges
  • US median$36–47/hr274 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Project Engineer hourly ranges in Kentucky.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 61 open Project Engineer jobs in Kentucky and 5,170 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,992 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,179 of the 5,170 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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